I thought the Court’s newest justice would have a lot to say during arguments in the church-state separation case, Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, heard yesterday. But Justice Gorsuch asked no questions until the very end, and then nothing very…
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Trinity Lutheran Sketches
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Top Of The Ninth? Spider-Man & California Raisins
Four decisions from the Supreme Court today included an opinion, Kimble v. Marvel, that quoted Spider-Man creators Stan Lee & Steve Ditko (Amazing Fantasy, No.15, “Spider-Man”, 1962), and a takings case, Horne v. Department of Agriculture, brought by California raisin…
Who Gets A Felon’s Guns ?
It was bitterly cold outside the Supreme Court this morning which may explain why there were fewer spectators than usual for today’s arguments. These sketches are of the first argument, Henderson v. U.S., concerning a felon’s attempt to transfer ownership…
The Ambiguous Pregnancy Discrimination Act
United Parcel Service came to the Supreme Court this morning to argue that it is pregnancy-blind, that it treats expectant female employees the same as any other employee injured off the job. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act 1978 says, “. . women…
Three Opinions Today . . .
. . . thirteen yet to come (counting the two cell-phone search cases as one). In Argentina v. NML Capital the Court sided with investors seeking to locate Argentina’s overseas assets in order to collect on bonds that went into…
The 35 Foot Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone . . .
. . . and the considerably larger Supreme Court chamber.A challenge to the Massachusetts law creating a 35 foot buffer zone around the entrance to abortion clinics, McCullen v. Coakley, was argued before the Supreme Court today. The last time…
Kagan’s Roundup Ready and Breyer’s in a Sling
A couple sketches from the Supreme Court yesterday: Justice Kagan annouced the Court’s unanimous opinion supporting Monsanto’s patent rights on its herbicide resistant genetically altered Roundup Ready seed. NYT’s Adam Liptak has the story here. It was also Justice Breyer’s first…
Violent Videos and Arizona Campaign Finance
Citing Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Homer and Dante, as well as Golding’s Lord of the Flies, in his opinion for the majority Justice Scalia said that violent speech, in this case video games, even when directed at children is still protected…
This Week Inside SCOTUS
No big stories at the Court this week, but I entertained myself with some quick sketches. Chemical Carole Tuesday looked promising with a made-for-TV case about infidelity, revenge and chemical weapons: Carole Anne Bond was delighted when her best friend…
First Monday In October
The new Supreme Court bench, it’s seating reshuffled after the departure of its most senior member, Justice Stevens – the Justices sit in order of seniority – and the addition of its’ newest member, Justice Kagan, began the term with…
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